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Another great piece from Tait, on Dante Daniels. Hard not to root for a guy like this & it sounds like he'll bring some of the attitude we've been missing. “My coach always says, ‘You’re one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, but you’re a dickhead on the field,”” Daniels laughed. “On the field, I’m a completely different person." 1st & 10 | Dante Daniels' long road to Winnipeg - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

I hoping with Condell he has some sway to get that versatile DI that can be used on offence and return...And if Vval lands a CB spot and does dual duty it be nice to be able to give him a breather here and there The Bailey and Nuer combo...Both being non counters for a DI spot is gonna be huge and give us something we havnt had in a while...A pure speed guy off the edge in Nuer and a guy in Bailey who is flying under most peoples radar who can speed rush and bull rush even though he isnt a bigger end....plus he has shown he is a disciplined looking run stopper guy...It be a shame if both were not on the roster, but it's a high probability they will be...and lets hope JY gets free range in how and who he gets to use in rotations...A front in some sets with Ceresna...WJ...Bailey and Nuer...of who all can be off the edge would give olines fits With the guys we are returning....who we drafted and a couple interesting new signings...I can see JY having a real high octane defense this yr, and if we roster it correctly a large amount of the guys who arent "starters" per say being able to freely rotate in with no drop in play and keep us fresh all game long

The dream has ended. (unless Noel was removed from the neg list because he is going to be signed by the club)

Me reading this

I think they see Taylor as a kr guy..and if we have the ability to dress him as one our designated imports he could be a nice change of pace on offence too..or in 2 back sets with BO With the end we drafted...and what i expect to see more a role with Smith and Shay and less a need for an extra import LB and rotational end...especialy with Bailey too can see it being very feasable to have a guy like that as a returner/rb option. That and or another stud legit inside DT type guy. We have Woodbey..JSK..Ayers..Wilson..T.Jone..Griffin..and a couple real intruiging import rookies coming into camp..we have a glut of will and Mac guys..as well as Kramdi.. Smith and Shay...so a real logjam of guys at Will Mack and Sam and in all honesty Woodbey..Griffin..Smith..and Ayers could all handle the sam role just fine too and bump Kramdi to safety...interesting how we deal with them and who gets bumped off roster...or how we gonna configure the roster...based on the sets we ran last yr and our favoring depth guys for teams I could see all being on roster especially with 3 of the mentioned being Canadian. And the fact that Griffin..Woodbey..Ayers..JSK..Smith and Kramdi can play multiple spots at a starter level...makes it even more likely.

Sigh.......

So post-draft, our remaining needs break down as follows; Wr. We have 23 dbs and 16 wrs. For sure, need a couple more imp WRs for camp. DE. 18 ol vs 13 DL. Specifically, 2-ish Nts and another pass rusher or two. A backup LS and another KR or two are really needed for camp and insurance for Vaval. If we are going into the TE market, we need to work someone like Schmekel into that backup some, and bring in at least 1 more guy for camp reps. Otherwise, the depth is in a really good spot going into camp.

Did I misread it then? Week 1 1v2 3v4 Week 2 Loser of 1v2 vs winner of 3v4 Week 3 Winner in week 2 vs. Winner of 1v2 Let's say #1 beats #2 in week 1. Wouldn't they have to beat them again in week 3? Whereas the loser of week 1 only has to beat them once, plus a lower seeded team.

should bode well and become one of Osh's fav's as thats exactly what Osh was on the field haha...actually he was a dirty assbag but hid the dirty part pretty well from Joe Average fan...but IYKYK and actually looked for it....But if this kid can bring it...and is used as more than just a glorified OL end...I can't wait to watch him evolve and add an element to our offence we sorely needed yup...I hope the addition of him actually drives us to utilize and develop him...and in effect will be a huge bonus for MCI as it would get him doing the same...I gig assed guy to dominate in close in one on one matchups with a huge advantage...and another physical freak over 220 pounds who is also one of the fastest guys on our team...within the 5 yard line and the ability to have BO...MCI and Dante's Peak all on the field together...how can you not be stopped?...Especially with Hogan no longer calling then shots

Some changes to the cap and rosters sizes for 2026. I like the additional reserve roster and PR For the 2026 CFL season, both sides agreed $50,000 will be added back to the salary cap, totalling $6,330,514 per team. The salary cap cannot decrease while the current collective bargaining agreement is in place and all revenue sharing growth will continue to get added to the cap. Meanwhile, the players received permanent increases to weekly training camp compensation — first-year veterans will earn $725, second-year veterans $825, and three-year plus veterans $925. Starting immediately, each franchise will have the ability to designate up to two players on a reserve roster each week with no changes to the ratio or roster composition, creating 18 additional fully-paid jobs. Practice roster sizes have been increased by two, with a Canadian filling one of those new spots. Also, language has been cleaned up when it comes to the injured lists, marketing money, and Nationalized Americans. https://3downnation.com/2026/04/30/cfl-players-association-record-wins-through-2027-grey-cup-playoff-expansion/

That would be great. I'd love to see vaval take a step forward as a db this year and be able to be the bench dime. We need all the help with DI flexibility we can get. Imagine if we used the naturalized american designation on WJ? Start Nuer on paper and wj can balance half the games reps as a canadian. Oh yeah, the D should be exceptional this year. Anticapting no rookies starting or being a primary rotational guy unless they beat guys who've been here. Tons of play makers all over the field, depth, versatility both positionally and ratio wise. JY is gonna have some real tough decisions to make. This is the type of camp cuts that is both haunting and mouth watering for coaches.

The nature of pro sports is what was old gets revived again sooner or later. Daniels, if he pans out, could give the Bombers the old-fashioned tight end who could block on running plays and smoke d-backs on short/screen plays and be a threat as a receiver. A receiver of that size in full flight would cause many clenched sphincters among 170lb defenders.

Let's not be hasty. Before we cut Goalie we need to make sure his replacement is in the MBB new member pipeline. Don't want to pull a Mike Kelly and replace Goalie with Stefan Lefors!

I'm sorry but we're going to have to let you go.

as a former player...I have never seen or know of a player playing to not win...and the ones who loafed cause a game apparently meant nothing, or half arsed it didnt hang around long. nobody likes to lose even of it's a meaningless game....or even pre-season, as for attendance....season ticket sales are what they are and 1st game...last game...its the same net revenue...as for walk ups....more fan friendly weather for the last few games of the yr, may actually have more people in the stands...as it is and has been...a lot of late season games that had meaning in a lot of places were not attended as well, soley based on weather....And to have the Grey Cup earlier and more than likely avoiding for most part sub -15 or worse temps....who's opposed to that?

best players are always that way. His coordination, balance, agility, and body control are fantastic for a guy soo big and who has mainly been a blocker. Strong natural hands as well, without bad catching habits. I think Zach is gonna love this kid as a pressure release target. If he drops 10-15 lbs, gets a tad faster, and learns to waggle some, he is going to be a deadly multi-use guy. I can see a whole lot of mike sellers in him.

Wilson was in last year Global Draft and with Calgary last year.

Time to part ways with under performing fans.

either didn’t value the guys available, which with the rare combination of size and established high level teams play/blocking that was available seems odd, or just valued the guys we have highly. Good for clercius bad for corcoran. Not a big deal really. pretty good draft. filled our biggest need with the best player in the draft at that position, de. Got a top tier ol futures. plus some intriguing fit potential. considering ott took the next big hback available, either they thought he’d be gone, or just wanted to secure the guy. Don’t hate it, this is the draft to do that in. We will know by how heavy he comes into camp. It could go either way really. Maybe when he’s 100% they really like how he runs and thinks he can play a bunch of positions and roles for us. Maybe they want to go te sets instead of having a guy like clercius block half his snaps. But if you’re in it for the blocker, he wouldn’t need to add much weight and canadian tackle prospects are not common. I’m all for the cfl evolving to use 11 formation. If you like this kids hands, and blocking, it’s easy to see the value in him even if he starts out as a package and heavy set guy. I hope to see some 5’10 210 lbs sam trying to block and cover this 6’6 275lbs kid.

This is one of the best feelgood stories I have heard in quite a while, and boy, am i gonna root for him to not only make the team but become a star.

He's not saying it's a guarantee but it's absolutely possible.

It's ingrained in a real football player to play hard. You don't get to the pros, unless you are some athletic freak, by half arsing. The consequence of half arsing or checking out in a game is that you get injured a lot of times. When you are out on the field with 23 athletic freaks and man mountains flying around you, you better be checked in with your head on a swivel. Yea most real good players that never happens especially on defence. On offence you see it sometimes because the play call is far away from you....but even then you will get an earful for doing it.

Im sure they do. Will we DI a 2nd rb? Only if Vaval is hurt lol. I hold out no hope for a well-used offensive DI until it actually happens. I think we should look to have 4ish for camp. Especially with potentially 4 legs in this camp. Bailey + Nuer is going to be a huge boost to our DL if we rotate modestly well. Definitely thinnest at DT. Lber is crazy deep. I bet OL and Lber are some of the first cuts in full camp. Love the versatility and size options we have in the secondary and line-backing core. Just gotta keep the chaff out of the way of the wheat. I bet they are waiting for the rookie camps. Both ours and the NFL's. I think we will see a pretty good-sized turnover in young guys between rookie camp and the first week and a couple of days of our full camp. Not just the usual wr/dbs either.

I've tweaked a few settings. It seems to be better the times I've checked it, but curious if others are still seeing it slow.

More details on the picks from Tait and Walters Winnipeg Blue BombersWalters: Blue Bombers CFL Canadian Draft takeaways - Winn...All across the Canadian Football League today GMs, head coaches and personnel types are still riding the post CFL Canadian Draft high. There are high-fives and fist bumps galore and the usual euphoriaOn Daniels they want him to cut weight and play that spot that Tui did in the heavy sets. Be a blocker and more of threat to catch a pass.

Vesterinen off to Vikings mini camp. https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4709393/edward-vesterinen Converting the punter to oline maybe. Christ he’s a big boy. https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/5218672/keegan-andrews

CFL.ca2026 Global Draft Tracker - CFL.caROUND 1 Pick No. Team Name Position School Country 1 Ottawa REDBLACKS Aidan Laros Punter Kentucky South Africa 2 Toronto Argonauts Jordan Spasojevic-Moko Offensive Lineman California Australia 3 Edmon 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Edward Vesterinen Defensive Lineman West Virginia Finland 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Keegan Andrews Punter Massachusetts Aus

This change is purely a money grab from the people who come to games now. It's a bit about the future, put mainly about the now.

I've been thinking about it and while I don't think these are necessarily GREAT changes, they don't bother me as much as losing the 55 and moving the goal post back.

I look at the first round thing less as playoffs and more as a seeding round to determine which of the 6 slots each gets. Also, it may now be possible to have Grey Cup matches we never had before more easily.

If anyone saw a lot of Daniels, it would have been Danny McManus; that is the area he scouts, and he was quick to say Daniels when Walters asked who we're going with.

What a bizarre stream of posts. You think this pick was entirely Walters driven? Because of a one minute clip? Walters is the facilitator on draft day as the guy in the GM seat, but to think he just dreamt this up without significant input from the coaching staff is insane. Think about this for one second: we just hired a new OC who has a decent history of using this type of player, we have never sought out this type of player until now and people are suggesting it’s just pure coincidence that we went out and got a guy like Daniels? I don’t know why people are so dead set on this “it’s gonna be one or the other” thing. They all work together. I have no idea how to feel about the Daniels pick but I know it wasn’t just Walters and the scouts cooking up the bright idea of snagging a tight end. That desire for sure came with a great deal of input from the coaching staff.

He also has a shitty attitude of "F*** the few paying fans we already have, they'll just have to get over it."

Not saying coaches have zero say.... But by watching that clip, it was very much Kyle's show. He's running ****. It was definitely very interesting to see him THAT animated about a guy... It changed my tune a bit re: Dante, to "let's at least give this a shot and see"... But anyone who thinks the Bombers had a bad draft and want to blame that on Osh because of biases, I'm convinced that's just totally wrong. Walters was very much in charge last night.

Seems like a rare win for all involved. Teams can possibly host an additional playoff game and all the revenues that provides. Players get an extra bonus check on top of their salary. The additional revenue from the premium games should help to bump up the salary cap and make the tv rights more attractive which are due to be finalized soon

What all of us, the pundits included, did not accurately assess is the how the rule changes may affect the draft somewhat. Red zone offenses now will become very NFL like with the small end zone. That means we need an arse kicking blocker who can help our run in the red but must be also viewed as a receiving threat. A TE type. The Daniel's pick makes sense if viewed in that light. Was he a reach or was he a guy we had to make sure we had? No but it does show that Kyle was driving the bus on that pick.

Tui saw some passes out of that as well. Shorter endzones means bigger bodies will be needed. THIS! LBs have been getting smaller and more agile to help in pass coverage. If they can utilize a big blocker in the passing game as well, it will be a huge benefit. The only question is will they? 11 formation with Brady and a legit rec threat at TE has bully ball written all over it.

Other than the Daniels trade/pick, Bombers got generally +ve reviews for most of their picks. We’ll see if Cline comes here soon but I’m hopeful. If Daniels is the “**** kicking blocker” Walters claims then maybe I’ll view the pick more +vely than I do now.

Have to think they to plan to use this guy on running downs rather than bringing in the 6th ol like we did with Eli last year. I’m all for it if he can actually chip in with the odd catch.

I'm not saying it was a good idea but none of us have any idea who would have been available in later rounds. This draft proved again that none of the CFL, TSN, or 3downnation guys have any clue where anyone will be drafted beyond the first few guys.

Bombers and jets have played on the same days in the past. They will again in the future. Non issue. I don’t think there’s that many dual season ticket holders. Jets basically cost a house for season tickets. Bombers = a trip to Costco. Bombers = family. Jets = The rich and wealthy now. Also you could make the argument that the bombers are actually more popular than the Jets in Winnipeg. They charge way less. Draw way more and they make about as much as the jets do in 42 games compared to 9 maximum 10 games for the bombers. Plus a big one, less d bags at football games than hockey ones. Jets would be better off if a guy like Wade was running them and not chipman (recent rumours suggest he might be kind of a big problem) yeah the owner. Yup. Kyle and Chevy are similar I’d say. Jets haven’t had an O’Shea tho. Maybe Maurice was close but not quite.

This draft really exposed the fact that it shouldn’t be a tv event. It shouldn’t be a couple hours either. Do it with out presentation, in a fast format like they used to, then have a 45 minute post draft prime time tv event on tsn. Then they can cover all the picks, the off season moves team needs etc. Hopefully in the global draft we get another dl and a k/p for camp.

I think what this year’s draft can teach us for once and for all is that 3DN doesn’t have a hot clue what the **** they’re talking about They generate almost all of the speculation on draft boards and they’re not even close this year, hence why all the fans are confused

this is no surprise given the mock drafts we saw. cfl draft is impossible to predict, but even at that the mocks have been terrible I like a bunch of these picks teams are getting good useful talent

That's what I was thinking... The panel feels genuinely confused by many of the picks. The GMs are on a totally different page from the prognosticators...

It’s not that weird. I mean Ottawa didn’t need an oline. They took one. Edmonton took a LB. I mean what this tells me is people who declare themselves as experts on this cfl draft stuff? Blowing smoke out the ass man. Nobody has a clue. Dudes drafted by the nfl and signed to udfa deals are really throwing this one for a loop. Bombers want guys who will be here now.

I'm ok with it. We needed dline help.

nuer gatkuoth Not a testing demon, but he plays faster than he tested. the best player at our biggest position of need. should bring great value as an immediate rotational piece when done in with his nfl look. He might improve significantly as well if he bulks up to be closer to 250-255

I don’t mind this and playoffs will certainly be interesting TSNCFL adjusts scheduling, playoff structure set to begin in...The Canadian Football League (CFL) has finalized updates to the season schedule and reached an agreement with the CFL Players’ Association (CFLPA) on a refreshed playoff format beginning in 2027.